Comparative Fireball radii for a Selection of Nuclear weapons, including Tsar Bomba. Full blast effects extend many times beyond the radii of the fireballs themselves. Image by Fastfission, posted on Wkimedia Commons.
MK 39 nuclear bomb retrieved after the 1961 Goldsboro B-52 crash. This weapon’s parachute deployed, resulting in a soft landing and straightforward recovery. This was not the case for the other nuclear bomb on board. The U. S. Air Force took this image on January 24, 1961.
Mark G. Dimunation and Elaine D. Engst. A Legacy of Ideas: Andrew Dickson White and the Founding of the Cornell University Library. Cornell University Library, 1996. (Cover)